The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-03-17
TELEGRAPH AND GAS.
The B. E. o. Telegraph Company Proposes
to Open an Office Here,
And Makes the City a Liberal Proposition
IA Movement to Bore for Natural
GAs---Ihe Repository Sat
Down Upon Hard.

fairly we'll represented at the Assembly
Room Tuesday night, when President
Ed. KepIinger called the meeting Of the
Business Mems Association to order.
After the preliminary routine business
the President explained that the espe-
cial obi &C OF the meeting was to discuss
new enterprises requiring their atten-
t on.
Mr.. David Collars complained that a
few merchants we're not strictly obserV.
Ing the seven o'clock closing agreement.
The President instructed the Execu-
tive Committee to investigate ViolatOrs |
A ID caution tn m to lock up promptly at |
the agreed time.
LOUIS Schaefer, ESQ, at the request Of |
the chair, took the platform and pre- |
4anted the scheme of the Baltimore &
OHIO Telegraph Company for entering
aud establishing an Office In Canton.
Mr.. Sobaefer was Vislbly frustrated
abCug something, very unusual thing
for him, and he was finally compelled to
axplain that the cork had come out Of a
bottle of whiskey In his coat tail pocket
H. hoped the outside application would
cure his cold. The OdOr of liquor had
already perVRded the room and Mr..
S3haefef said he hoped his friend John
Danner, who sat close by, would not get
drunk from lnhaling the aroma. The
audience watched for Mr.. Danner to
break for the open air but he stood his
ground n0bly for the sake Of the reputa.
tiOn Of his friend Of many years, who
was 30 unfortunate as TO break his bot
tie. After the laughter over Mr.. Schae-
fer'S discontinue had subsidized Mr..
Schaefer read the following letter en-
bOdying the B. & 0. proposition:
B.&o. PROPOSITION.
CANTON. o, March 12, 1887.
Mr. Louis 6chaefer, Cor. 9ec'y Canton
Board Of TrRde-Dear Sir: Permit me
to ask you II the Canton Board of Trade
and the other business interests of your
city, feel inclined to encourage the Bal.
timore & Ohio Telegraph Company to
extend Its line to your city, upon the
basis Just arranged at Akron, viz: The
citizens to advance sufficient funds for
the actual cost of the construction Of
the line, which in your case would { D.
pToximately) amount to $4,000 or $2,50O.
This amount to be refunded in tele-
grG phiug at the same rates charged al
Cleveland, which to the major portion
VI Jul UluC6o WOuiu EUuOIlb55 Lnhh0
reduction of from % to so per cent
upon your W q. rates. For each ten
dollars subscribed the B. & o Company
will furnish Communication stamps val
ued at $11, for use in the prepayment Of
telegrsphic tolls. If yOI will kindly
submit the subject at the next meeting
of your body, and notify me as to how
1t Is received, will be under Obliga-
cations. Truly yours,
j. K. ZEUBLIN, Gen. Sup't.
Mr.. Schaefer read the advertised rates
at Cleveland referred to In the letter,
and which will govern In this city II
the project proves successful. The night
rate from Cleveland to all eastern cities,
and Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, st.
Louis, Indianapolis, Evansville and
Lafayette Is ten cents for ten words and
one cent for each additional word, de-
liVered by messenger as usual; and ten
cents for twenty words and two cents
for postage, and five cents for each addi-
tlOnal ten words or fraction, delivery
by q. 8. mail, the telt grams being drop
ped In the pOstcffice for distribution by
carriers. This, Mr.. Schsefer said, would
give telegraph service at but littl6
greater expense than If the mails were
used for the full service, with saving
Of from twelve to aeventy.fve hours in
time. The speaker paid his respects 10
the Western Union and their un-
accommodating method Of business.
He thought that prompt action
should be taken, and believed that three
or four thousand dollars worth Of COM
mutation stamps could be sold at once.
He said that q B & o. Office could be-
established in this city within two
months If the business men would act
promptly. He suggested that an efic-
lent committee of three be appointed to
make conVass of the city In the inter-
est Of the enterprise, and motion to
that effect prevailed.
The chairman appointed Messrs.
Joseph BOur, Isaac Lowenstein and
Dominic Tyler.
Mr.. Henry G. FOgle, Secretary and
Treasurer Of G. Aultmsn & Co., said
their office would take few hundred
dollars worth Of communication stamps.
Mr.. Augustus Dannemiller said his
finn would subscribe for one hundred
dollars worth of stamps.
GAS ABOUT GAS
Mr.. s yhaefer continued to occupy the
the floor and said that he desi ed to call
the attention of the Association to the
very important subject of natural gas
Said he, we have better indications han
Findley had year ago. We have indi-
cations q mile east Of the city which
cannot be mistaken. He thought that
1t was not necessary to incorporate; that
they should 90 at 1t as individuals, each
man doing according to his means. He
said he was In correspondence with five
or six good manufacturing firms WHO
are looking about for good locations.
He said they required little or
no bOnue; they only wanted
the location which would MAZE
their business the most profitable.
Mr.. John Dsnner thought the territory
about Canton should be thoroughly
prOspeoted for ga and oil.
Several other members spoke briefly
In favor of the project and motion was
carried requesting the Board Of Trade to
call meeting for the purpose Of f0rmu-
lsting plans for the prospect work.
SAT DOWN UPON.
The most interesting feature of the
evening was the consideration of the
double loaded insolence which appeared
In Tuesdays Repository. President
Keplinger read the editorial, which re
0uested the Business Mems Association
10 arrange for meeting on Wednesday
night to nominate 80 bu5iH ess mems
I.a- "a A.